263 Dresda
Dresda (minor planet designation: 263 Dresda) is a typical Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the Koronis family of asteroids.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 3 November 1886 |
| Designations | |
| (263) Dresda | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdrɛzdə/ |
Named after | Dresden |
| A905 OC, A915 RL, A917 BA, 1950 XV, 1977 PC | |
| Main belt (Koronis) | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 118.15 yr (43153 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.10916 AU (465.124 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.66885 AU (399.254 Gm) |
| 2.88900 AU (432.188 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.076205 |
| 4.91 yr (1793.6 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.53 km/s |
| 178.711° | |
| 0° 12m 2.578s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.31813° |
| 216.168° | |
| 162.281° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 23.24±1.9 km |
| 16.809 h (0.7004 d) | |
| 0.2263±0.043 | |
| 10.2 | |
It has a lightly coloured surface and likely is not composed of carbonaceous materials, but is similar in composition as another Koronis family member, 243 Ida.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 November 1886 in Vienna.
The asteroid's name derives from the German city of Dresden.
References
- "263 Dresda". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
- 263 Dresda at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 263 Dresda at the JPL Small-Body Database
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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